This call is made for vegan anarchist Osman Evcan who is struggling with death in a prison of Turkish Republic.

Imprisoned since 20 years, Osman passed his last 4 years in Kırıkkale F-type High Security Closed Prison. Despite all efforts that has been made, the prison authorities don’t give Osman the food that he deserves. Therefore he is on hunger strike for an unlimited time since 8 days.

As comrades of Osman, we call all our comrades throughout the world to act for solidarty with Osman who is resisting to the repression apparatus of the Turkish Republic.

VEGAN FOOD FOR OSMAN EVCAN!

ALL PRISONS WILL BE ABOLISHED!

FREEDOM FOR VEGAN ANARCHIST OSMAN EVCAN!

***** WHO IS OSMAN EVCAN *****

Evcan is a political prisoner in Turkey kept in high security solitary confinement prison. Due to his anarchist political and ethical convictions, Evcan became a vegan (strict vegetarian who avoids all animal products) eight years ago.

Since the Turkish authorities do not respect his right to pursue a vegan diet, Evcan has been suffering from variety of health issues as he is not getting enough vegan food to eat and he is unable to pursue a balanced diet.

In a letter he wrote from prison, Evcan mentions prison authorities giving him food in an unhygienic state and there have been instances where harmful additives and chemicals have been intentionally added to his food.

In his last letter on the 6th of November 2011, Evcan added that on an arbitrary basis, prison officers have not being providing him with escorts, so that he misses medical appointments. Having already boycotted the prison food and managing by purchasing his own food at prison cafeteria, he says in his last letter that he needs to strengthen his attitude to be heard. Therefore he started an on-going hunger strike on 4 November 2011 for an indefinite time until his demands are met.

in the first half of the 1990’s, on those days when intense skirmish between the kurdish guerillas and the turkish government took place, a handful of young journalists were struggling to proclaim the ongoing violations of human rights to the world. on those days of increasing pressure, the office staff fights both to survive and to reveal the facts. journalism is no longer a profession, but a a matter of life or death for them.

the english word was used in the original title of the film because of the double meaning of the word, both describing the work done and the pressure on the journalists.